UC Davis engineers respond to COVID-19 challenges
By Aditi Risbud Bartl
Anticipating a scarcity of medical devices and a lack of treatment options for COVID-19, UC Davis College of Engineering researchers are investigating innovative technology to manufacture masks, ventilators and other critical equipment.
In collaboration with the School of Medicine, development engineer Steven Lucero, who leads the Department of Biomedical Engineering’s Translating Engineering Advances to Medicine (TEAM) lab, has been working to create 3-D printed alternatives to N95 masks, as they are in short supply.